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False fire alarm at commercial apartment in Penn Hills, Pittsburgh PA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/20/2025 09:27 AM

Frankstown Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at an apartment near Frankstown Road in Penn Hills. The alarm had been sounding for about 30 minutes, but no active fire was found. Units were later instructed to respond without emergency and some were canceled.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County Fire - East

04:49

Transcript:

00:00

Commercial fire alarm activation near Frankstown Road and Penn Hills, Apartment 201.

00:07

Fire alarm has been sounding for about 30 minutes.

00:24

County 227 utilities are off.

00:29

Utility at 1228.

00:37

County 227 utility on the scene, no active fire.

00:44

Copy.

01:01

Commercial fire alarm activation near Frankstown Road.

01:06

In Penn Hills, Apartment 201, call reporting fire alarm going off for 30 minutes.

01:13

Units dispatched to scene.

01:24

Engine pressing orders.

01:36

Copy it.

01:38

County, engine on scene.

01:44

Copy, engine on scene.

01:52

Station 227 acknowledges en route shortly.

02:03

Truck center out with four.

02:08

Copy, in route with four.

02:15

County, 22nd captain.

02:20

Go ahead, 222, Captain.

02:26

Anybody coming here on emergency?

02:38

All units responding non-emergent to near Frankstown Road Apartment 201 in Penn Hills per command.

03:02

Report of possible gas leak at a residence.

03:18

Interior from command.

03:26

Do you have anything up there?

03:34

190 command.

03:38

Go ahead, 190 command.

03:42

I'm in route.

03:48

Okay.

03:54

Crew one's off. Copy.

04:05

One on the engine, didn't.

04:13

John out.

04:17

Good.

04:25

Penn Hills is commanding.

04:27

Cancel anybody. All right.

04:39

All units en route to near Frankstown Road, Apartment 201 Penn Hills, pro-command.

04:47

Anybody in route can cancel.

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Frankstown Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15235

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